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February 19, 2014

Scientist: Exoplanet research needs less hype, more patience
Princeton, N.J. (UPI) Feb 18, 2013
The search for exoplanets and alien life is generating a lot of hype but the study needs patience and refinement, a U.S. review of exoplanet research suggests. Review author Adam Burrows, a Princeton University professor of astrophysical sciences, says despite many trumpeted results, few "hard facts" about exoplanets - planets orbiting distant stars outside our solar system - have been collected since the first one was detected in 1992, and most of these data are of "marginal utility." ... read more

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